Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world that the teenager was a captive in a hostile world of adults.

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Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a...

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a...

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

A good deed never goes unpunished.

A good deed never goes unpunished.

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.

All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.

The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

We're not a democracy.

We're not a democracy.

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964